1930 United States Senate elections

1930 United States Senate election in Colorado
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U.S. senator before election; Lawrence C. Phipps; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Edward P. Costigan; Democratic

1930 United States Senate election in Alabama
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U.S. senator before election; James Thomas Heflin; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; John H. Bankhead II; Democratic

1930 United States Senate elections
1931 (VT) →
32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate; 49 seats needed for a majority
	; Results of the elections:; Democratic gain Democratic hold; Republican gain Republican hold; No election
Majority Leader before election; James Watson; Republican	Elected Majority Leader ; James Watson; Republican

The 1930 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Herbert Hoover's term. The 32 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies. With the Great Depression beginning to take hold, Republican incumbents became unpopular,^[1] and Democrats picked up a net of eight seats, erasing the Republican gains from the previous election cycle, however, Republicans retained control of the chamber. This was the first of four consecutive Senate elections during the Depression in which Democrats made enormous gains, achieving a cumulative pick-up of 34 seats.

In Louisiana, Democratic senator-elect Huey Long chose not to take his Senate seat until January 25, 1932, so he could remain as Governor of Louisiana. The Republicans therefore retained the plurality of seats at the beginning of the next Congress (with Vice President Charles Curtis (R) able to cast tie-breaking votes, the Republicans would have majority control).

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

Four Republicans retired instead of seeking re-election. Two Republicans retired instead of seeking election to finish the unexpired term and instead of seeking election to full term. One Democrat retired instead of seeking election to a full term.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Colorado	Lawrence C. Phipps	Edward P. Costigan
Maine	Arthur R. Gould	Wallace H. White
Massachusetts	Frederick H. Gillett	Marcus A. Coolidge
New Jersey	David Baird Jr.	Dwight Morrow
Tennessee (regular)	William E. Brock	Cordell Hull
West Virginia	Guy D. Goff	Matthew M. Neely
Wyoming	Patrick J. Sullivan	Robert D. Carey

Defeats

Seven Republicans and five Democrats sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Alabama	J. Thomas Heflin	John H. Bankhead II
Illinois	Charles S. Deneen	J. Hamilton Lewis
Iowa	Daniel F. Steck	L. J. Dickinson
Kansas (special)	Henry J. Allen	George McGill
Kentucky (special)	John M. Robsion	Ben M. Williamson
Kentucky	John M. Robsion	M. M. Logan
Louisiana	Joseph E. Ransdell	Huey Long
North Carolina	F. M. Simmons	Josiah Bailey
Oklahoma	William B. Pine	Thomas Gore
Ohio	Roscoe C. McCulloch	Robert J. Bulkley
Pennsylvania	Joseph R. Grundy	James J. Davis
South Carolina	Cole L. Blease	James F. Byrnes
South Dakota	William H. McMaster	William J. Bulow

Post-election changes

State	Senator	Replaced by
New Jersey	Dwight Morrow	W. Warren Barbour
Arkansas	Thaddeus H. Caraway	Hattie Caraway
Georgia	William J. Harris	John S. Cohen
Georgia	John S. Cohen	Richard Russell Jr.
Vermont	Frank C. Partridge	Warren Austin
Missouri	Harry B. Hawes	Bennett Champ Clark

Change in composition

Before the elections

		D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈
D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁	D₁₀	D₉
D₁₉	D₂₀	D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇ Ala. Ran	D₂₈ Ark. Ran
D₃₇ Texas Ran	D₃₉ Tenn. (sp) Ran Tenn. (reg) Retired	D₃₆ S.C. Ran	D₃₅ N.C. Ran	D₃₄ N.M. Ran	D₃₃ Mont. Ran	D₃₂ Miss. Ran	D₃₁ La. Ran	D₃₀ Iowa Ran	D₂₉ Ga. Ran
D₃₈ Va. Ran	FL₁	R₅₆ Wyo. (reg) Wyo. (sp) Retired	R₅₅ W.Va. Retired	R₅₄ S.D. Ran	R₅₃ R.I. Ran	R₅₂ Pa. (sp) Ran	R₅₁ Ore. Ran	R₅₀ Okla. Ran	R₄₉ Ohio (sp) Ran
Majority →									R₄₉ Ohio (sp) Ran
R₃₉ Kan. Ran	R₄₀ Kan. (sp) Ran	R₄₁ Ky. Ky. (sp) Ran	R₄₂ Maine Retired	R₄₃ Mass. Retired	R₄₄ Mich. Ran	R₄₅ Minn. Ran	R₄₆ Neb. Ran	R₄₇ N.H. Ran	R₄₈ N.J. N.J. (sp) Retired
R₃₈ Ill. Ran	R₃₇ Idaho Ran	R₃₆ Del. (reg) Del. (sp) Ran	R₃₅ Colo. Retired	R₃₄	R₃₃	R₃₂	R₃₁	R₃₀	R₂₉
R₁₉	R₂₀	R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈
R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁	R₁₀	R₉
		R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈

After the elections

		D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈
D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁	D₁₀	D₉
D₁₉	D₂₀	D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇ Ala. Re-elected	D₂₈ Ark. Re-elected
D₃₈ Va. Re-elected	D₃₇ Texas Re-elected	D₃₆ Tenn. (sp) Elected^[a] Tenn. (reg) Hold	D₃₅ S.C. Hold	D₃₄ N.C. Hold	D₃₃ N.M. Re-elected	D₃₂ Mont. Re-elected	D₃₁ Miss. Re-elected	D₃₀ La. Hold	D₂₉ Ga. Re-elected
D₃₉ Colo. Gain	D₄₀ Ill. Gain	D₄₁ Kan. (sp) Gain^[b]	D₄₂ Ky. (reg) Ky. (sp) Gain^[b]	D₄₃ Mass. Gain	D₄₄ Ohio (sp) Gain^[b]	D₄₅ Okla. Gain	D₄₆ S.D. Gain	D₄₇ W.Va. Gain	FL₁
Majority with Republican vice president ↓
R₃₉ Mich. Re-elected	R₄₀ Minn. Re-elected	R₄₁ Neb. Re-elected	R₄₂ N.H. Re-elected	R₄₃ N.J. (reg) N.J. (sp) Hold	R₄₄ Ore. Re-elected	R₄₅ Pa. (sp) Hold	R₄₆ R.I. Re-elected	R₄₇ Wyo. (reg) Wyo. (sp) Retired	R₄₈ Iowa Gain
R₃₈ Maine Hold	R₃₇ Kan. (reg) Re-elected	R₃₆ Idaho Re-elected	R₃₅ Del. (reg) Del. (sp) Elected^[a]	R₃₄	R₃₃	R₃₂	R₃₁	R₃₀	R₂₉
R₁₉	R₂₀	R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈
R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁	R₁₀	R₉
		R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈

Key

D_#	Democratic
FL_#	Farmer–Labor
R_#	Republican

Race summary

Special elections during the 71st Congress

In these special elections, the winner were seated during 1930; ordered by election date (then by state).

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Delaware (Class 2)	Daniel O. Hastings	Republican	1928 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected November 4, 1930. Winner was also elected on the same ballot to the next term; see below.	▌ Y Daniel O. Hastings (Republican) 54.5% ▌Thomas F. Bayard Jr. (Democratic) 45.4%
Kansas (Class 3)	Henry J. Allen	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 4, 1930. Democratic gain.	▌ Y George McGill (Democratic) 50.0% ▌Henry J. Allen (Republican) 48.0%
Kentucky (Class 2)	John M. Robsion	Republican	1930 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 4, 1930. Democratic gain. Winner was not elected to the next term; see below.	▌ Y Ben M. Williamson (Democratic) 52.3% ▌John M. Robsion (Republican) 47.7%^[2]
New Jersey (Class 2)	David Baird Jr.	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 4, 1930. Republican hold. Winner also elected to the next term, see below.	▌ Y Dwight Morrow (Republican) 59.1% ▌Alexander Simpson (Democratic) 38.6%^[3]
Ohio (Class 3)	Roscoe C. McCulloch	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 4, 1930. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Robert J. Bulkley (Democratic) 54.8% ▌Roscoe C. McCulloch (Republican) 45.2%
Pennsylvania (Class 3)	Joseph R. Grundy	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost nomination. New senator elected November 4, 1930. Republican hold.	▌ Y James J. Davis (Republican) 71.5% ▌Sedgwick Kistler (Democratic) 25.6%
Tennessee (Class 2)	William E. Brock	Democratic	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected November 4, 1930. Winner was not elected to the next term; see below.	▌ Y William E. Brock (Democratic) 74.4% ▌F. Todd Meacham (Republican) 25.63%^[4]
Wyoming (Class 2)	Patrick J. Sullivan	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 4, 1930. Republican hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below.	▌ Y Robert D. Carey (Republican) 58.8% ▌Harry Schwartz (Democratic) 41.2%^[5]

Elections leading to the 72nd Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1931; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Alabama	J. Thomas Heflin	Democratic	1920 (special) 1924	Incumbent lost renomination. Incumbent lost general election as an independent. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y John H. Bankhead II (Democratic) 59.7% ▌J. Thomas Heflin (Independent) 40.3%
Arkansas	Joseph T. Robinson	Democratic	1913 1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Joseph T. Robinson (Democratic) Unopposed
Colorado	Lawrence C. Phipps	Republican	1918 1924	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Edward P. Costigan (Democratic) 55.9% ▌George H. Shaw (Republican) 42.7%
Delaware	Daniel O. Hastings	Republican	1928 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected. Winner was also elected on the same ballot to finish the current term; see above.	▌ Y Daniel O. Hastings (Republican) 54.5% ▌Thomas F. Bayard Jr. (Democratic) 45.4%
Georgia	William J. Harris	Democratic	1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y William J. Harris (Democratic) Unopposed
Idaho	William Borah	Republican	1907 1913 1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y William Borah (Republican)72.4% ▌Joseph M. Tyler (Democratic) 27.6%
Illinois	Charles S. Deneen	Republican	1924 1925 (Appointed)^[c]	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y J. Hamilton Lewis (Democratic) 64.0% ▌Ruth Hanna McCormick (Republican) 30.7%
Iowa	Daniel F. Steck	Democratic	1926 (Challenge)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌ Y L. J. Dickinson (Republican) 56.3% ▌Daniel F. Steck (Democratic) 43.0%
Kansas	Arthur Capper	Republican	1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Arthur Capper (Republican) 61.1% ▌Jonathan M. Davis (Democratic) 38.9%
Kentucky	John M. Robsion	Republican	1930 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y M. M. Logan (Democratic) 52.1% ▌John M. Robsion (Republican) 47.9%^[2]
Louisiana	Joseph E. Ransdell	Democratic	1912 1918 1924	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Huey Long (Democratic) Unopposed
Maine	Arthur R. Gould	Republican	1926 (Appointed)	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌ Y Wallace H. White (Republican) 60.9% ▌Frank W. Haskell (Democratic) 39.1%
Massachusetts	Frederick H. Gillett	Republican	1924	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Marcus A. Coolidge (Democratic) 54.0% ▌William M. Butler (Republican) 44.7%
Michigan	James Couzens	Republican	1922 (Appointed) 1924 (special) 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y James Couzens (Republican) 78.2% ▌Thomas A. E. Weadock (Democratic) 20.9%
Minnesota	Thomas D. Schall	Republican	1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Thomas D. Schall (Republican) 37.6% ▌Einar Hoidale (Democratic) 36.1% ▌Ernest Lundeen (Farmer–Labor) 22.9%
Mississippi	Pat Harrison	Democratic	1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Pat Harrison (Democratic) Unopposed
Montana	Thomas J. Walsh	Democratic	1913 1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Thomas J. Walsh (Democratic) 60.3% ▌Albert J. Galen (Republican) 37.9%
Nebraska	George W. Norris	Republican	1913 1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y George W. Norris (Republican) 56.8% ▌Gilbert Hitchcock (Democratic) 39.7%
New Hampshire	Henry W. Keyes	Republican	1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Henry W. Keyes (Republican) 57.9% ▌Albert W. Noone (Democratic) 41.9%
New Jersey	David Baird Jr.	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Winner also elected to finish the term; see above.	▌ Y Dwight Morrow (Republican) 58.5% ▌Alexander Simpson (Democratic) 39.0%^[3]
New Mexico	Sam G. Bratton	Democratic	1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Sam G. Bratton (Democratic) 58.6% ▌Herbert B. Holt (Republican) 41.2%
North Carolina	F. M. Simmons	Democratic	1901 1907 1913 1918 1924	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Josiah Bailey (Democratic) 60.6% ▌George M. Pritchard (Republican) 39.4%
Oklahoma	William B. Pine	Republican	1924	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Thomas Gore (Democratic) 52.3% ▌William B. Pine (Republican) 47.5%
Oregon	Charles L. McNary	Republican	1917 (Appointed) 1918 (Not elected) 1918 (Appointed) 1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Charles L. McNary (Republican) 58.1% ▌Elton Watkins (Democratic) 27.9% ▌L. A. Banks (Independent) 7.4%
Rhode Island	Jesse H. Metcalf	Republican	1924 (special) 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Jesse H. Metcalf (Republican) 50.3% ▌Peter G. Gerry (Democratic) 49.2%
South Carolina	Cole L. Blease	Democratic	1924	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y James F. Byrnes (Democratic) Unopposed
South Dakota	William H. McMaster	Republican	1924	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y William J. Bulow (Democratic) 51.6% ▌William H. McMaster (Republican) 48.4%
Tennessee	William E. Brock	Democratic	1929 (Appointed)	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌ Y Cordell Hull (Democratic) 71.3% ▌Paul E. Divine (Republican) 27.1%
Texas	Morris Sheppard	Democratic	1913 (special) 1913 1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Morris Sheppard (Democratic) 86.9% ▌D. J. Haesly (Republican) 12.7%
Virginia	Carter Glass	Democratic	1920 (Appointed) 1920 (special) 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Carter Glass (Democratic) 76.7% ▌J. Cloyd Byars (Independent) 17.9% ▌Joe C. Morgan (Socialist) 5.4%
West Virginia	Guy D. Goff	Republican	1924	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌ Y Matthew M. Neely (Democratic) 61.9% ▌James E. Jones (Republican) 37.9%
Wyoming	Patrick J. Sullivan	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to finish the term; see above.	▌ Y Robert D. Carey (Republican) 59.1% ▌Harry Schwartz (Democratic) 41.0%^[5]

Closest races

Ten races had a margin of victory under 10%:

State	Party of winner	Margin
Rhode Island	Republican	1.1%
Minnesota	Republican	1.5%^[d]
Kansas (special)	Democratic (flip)	2.0%
South Dakota	Democratic (flip)	3.2%
Kentucky (regular)	Democratic (flip)	4.2%
Kentucky (special)	Democratic (flip)	4.6%
Oklahoma	Democratic (flip)	4.8%
Delaware	Republican	9.1%
Massachusetts	Democratic (flip)	9.3%
Ohio	Democratic (flip)	9.6%

Alabama

1930 United States Senate election in Alabama^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Bankhead II	150,985	59.93
	Independent	James Thomas Heflin (Incumbent)	100,952	40.07
Majority			50,033	19.96
Turnout			251,937
	Democratic gain from Independent

Arkansas

1930 United States Senate election in Arkansas^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph T. Robinson (Incumbent)	141,906	100.00
	Democratic hold

Colorado

1930 United States Senate election in Colorado^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward P. Costigan	180,028	55.85
	Republican	George H. Shaw	137,487	42.65
	Socialist	Morton Alexander	1,745	0.54
	Farmer–Labor	H. H. Marrs	1,367	0.42
	Communist	James Allander	924	0.29
	Liberal Party (US)	Frank H. Rice	451	0.14
	Commonwealth Land	August Lutteken	339	0.11
Majority			42,541	13.20
Turnout			322,341
	Democratic gain from Republican

Delaware

Interim appointee Daniel O. Hastings was elected both to finish the current term and to the next term on the same November 4 ballot.^[6]

Delaware (regular)

Delaware regular election, November 4, 1930^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel O. Hastings (Incumbent)	47,909	54.49
	Democratic	Thomas F. Bayard Jr.	39,881	45.36
	Independent	Nicholas Minutella	135	0.15
Majority			8,028	9.13
Turnout			87,925	36.88
	Republican hold

Delaware (special)

Delaware special election, November 4, 1930^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel O. Hastings (Incumbent)	47,909	54.49
	Democratic	Thomas F. Bayard Jr.	39,881	45.36
	Independent	Nicholas Minutella	135	0.15
Majority			8,028	9.13
Turnout			87,925	36.88
	Republican hold

Georgia

1930 United States Senate election in Georgia^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William J. Harris (Incumbent)	56,502	100.00
	Independent	Wallace Miller	1	0.00
Majority			56,501	100.00
Turnout			56,503
	Democratic hold

Idaho

1930 United States Senate election in Idaho^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Borah (Incumbent)	94,938	72.42%
	Democratic	Joseph M. Tyler	36,162	27.58%
Majority			58,776	44.84
Turnout			131,100
	Republican hold

Illinois

1930 United States Senate election in Illinois

← 1924

November 4, 1930

1936 →


Nominee	J. Hamilton Lewis	Ruth Hanna McCormick
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,432,216	687,469
Percentage	64.02%	30.73%

Results by county
Lewis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Hanna McCormick: 40–50% 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Charles S. Deneen
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

J. Hamilton Lewis
Democratic

1930 United States Senate election in Illinois^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Hamilton Lewis	1,432,216	64.02
	Republican	Ruth Hanna McCormick	687,469	30.73
	Independent Republican	Lottie Holman O'Neill	99,485	4.45
	Socialist	George Koop	11,192	0.50
	Communist	Freeman Thompson	3,118	0.14
	Peace and Prosperity	Louis Warner	1,078	0.05
	American National	Ernest Stout	1,060	0.05
	Anti-League World Court, Anti-Foreign Entanglements	C. Emmet Smith	763	0.03
	Liberty	James J. McGrath	723	0.03
Majority			744,747	33.29
Turnout			2,237,104
	Democratic gain from Republican

Iowa

1930 United States Senate election in Iowa^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lester J. Dickinson	307,613	56.29
	Democratic	Daniel F. Steck (Incumbent)	235,186	43.03
	Independent	Arthur A. Wells	2,668	0.49
	Independent	L. E. Eickelberg	1,045	0.19
Majority			72,427	13.26
Turnout			546,512
	Republican gain from Democratic

Kansas

Kansas (regular)

Kansas regular election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur Capper (Incumbent)	364,548	61.09
	Democratic	Jonathan M. Davis	232,161	38.91
Majority			132,387	22.18
Turnout			596,709
	Republican hold

Kansas (special)

Democratic nominee George McGill defeated Republican incumbent United States Senator Henry Justin Allen by a very narrow margin and George McGill was the only non-Republican to win this seat since 1896 and he also became the first non-Republican to have held this seat since 1903. George McGill was also the first and only Democrat to win this seat and to have held this seat.

Kansas special election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George McGill	288,889	50.03
	Republican	Henry Justin Allen (Incumbent)	276,833	47.95
	Socialist	H. M. Perkins	11,659	2.02
Majority			12,056	0.08
Turnout			577,381
	Democratic gain from Republican

Kentucky

Kentucky (regular)

1930 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1924

November 4, 1930

1936 →


Nominee	M. M. Logan	John M. Robsion
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	336,718	309,180
Percentage	52.13%	47.87%

County results
Logan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Robsion: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. senator before election

John M. Robsion
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Ben M. Williamson
(for unexpired term)
M. M. Logan (for next term)
Democratic

Kentucky regular election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	M. M. Logan	336,718	52.13
	Republican	John M. Robsion (incumbent)	309,180	47.87
Majority			27,538	4.26
Turnout			645,898
	Democratic hold

Kentucky (special)

Kentucky special election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben M. Williamson	326,723	52.34
	Republican	John M. Robsion (Incumbent)	297,510	47.66
Majority			29,213	4.68
Turnout			624,233
	Democratic gain from Republican

Louisiana

1930 United States Senate election in Louisiana^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Huey Long	130,536	99.98
	None	Scattering	24	0.02
Majority			130,512	99.96
Turnout			130,560
	Democratic hold

Maine

1930 United States Senate election in Maine^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wallace H. White Jr.	88,262	60.95
	Democratic	Frank W. Haskell	56,559	39.05
Majority			31,703	21.90
Turnout			144,821
	Republican hold

Massachusetts

1930 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1924

November 4, 1930

1936 →


Nominee	Marcus A. Coolidge	William M. Butler
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	651,939	539,226
Percentage	54.01%	44.67%

County results
Coolidge: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80%
Butler: 50–60% 60–70%

Senator before election

Frederick H. Gillett
Republican

Elected Senator

Marcus A. Coolidge
Democratic

General election ^[9]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Marcus A. Coolidge	651,939	54.01
Republican	William M. Butler	539,226	44.67
Socialist	Sylvester J. McBride	7,244	0.60
Socialist Labor	Oscar Kinsalas	4,640	0.38
Communist	Max Lerner	3,962	0.34

Michigan

1930 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1924

November 4, 1930

1936 →


Nominee	James J. Couzens	Thomas Weadock
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	634,577	169,757
Percentage	78.15%	20.91%

County results
Couzens: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%

U.S. senator before election

James J. Couzens
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James J. Couzens
Republican

1930 United States Senate election in Michigan^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James J. Couzens (Incumbent)	634,577	78.15
	Democratic	Thomas A. E. Weadock	169,757	20.91
	Workers	George Powers	3,523	0.43
	Socialist	Milton E. Depew	2,419	0.30
	Prohibition	Charles Rennells	1,718	0.21
	None	All Others	13	0.00
Majority			464,820	57.24
Turnout			812,007
	Republican hold

Minnesota

1930 United States Senate election in Minnesota

← 1924

November 4, 1930

1936 (special) →


Nominee	Thomas D. Schall	Einar Hoidale	Ernest Lundeen
Party	Republican	Democratic	Farmer–Labor
Popular vote	293,626	282,018	178,671
Percentage	37.61%	36.13%	22.89%

County results
Schall:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Hoidale:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Lundeen:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Thomas D. Schall
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas D. Schall
Republican

1930 United States Senate election in Minnesota^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas D. Schall (Incumbent)	293,626	37.61
	Democratic	Einar Hoidale	282,018	36.13
	Farmer–Labor	Ernest Lundeen	178,671	22.89
	Independent	Charles A. Lund	20,669	2.65
	Independent	Rudolph Harju	5,645	0.72
Majority			11,608	1.48
Turnout			780,629
	Republican hold

Mississippi

1930 United States Senate election in Mississippi^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pat Harrison (Incumbent)	33,953	100.00
	Democratic hold

Montana

1930 United States Senate election in Montana

← 1924

November 4, 1930

1934 (special) →


Nominee	Thomas J. Walsh	Albert J. Galen
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	106,274	66,724
Percentage	60.33%	37.88%

County Results
Walsh:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
     60–70%      70–80%
Galen:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Thomas J. Walsh
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas J. Walsh
Democratic

1930 United States Senate election in Montana^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Walsh (Incumbent)	106,274	60.33	+7.52%
	Republican	Albert J. Galen	66,724	37.88	-4.52%
	Farmer–Labor	Charles E. Taylor	1,789	1.02	-3.32%
	Socialist	John F. McKay	1,006	0.57	+0.26%
	Communist	Willis L. Wright	368	0.21
Majority			39,550	22.45	+12.04%
Turnout			176,161
	Democratic hold		Swing

Nebraska

1930 United States Senate election in Nebraska

← 1924

November 4, 1930

1936 →


Nominee	George W. Norris	Gilbert Hitchcock
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	247,118	172,795
Percentage	56.84%	39.74%

County results
Norris: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Hitchcock: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

George W. Norris
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

George W. Norris
Republican

1930 United States Senate election in Nebraska^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Norris (Incumbent)	247,118	56.84
	Democratic	Gilbert Hitchcock	172,795	39.74
	By Petition	Beatrice Fenton Craig	14,884	3.42
	N/A	Scattering	7	<0.01
Majority			74,323	17.10
Turnout			434,804
	Republican hold

New Hampshire

1930 United States Senate election in New Hampshire^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry W. Keyes (Incumbent)	72,225	57.88
	Democratic	Albert W. Noone	52,284	41.90
	Communist	Henry C. Iram	282	0.23
Majority			19,941	15.98
Turnout			124,791
	Republican hold

New Jersey

1930 United States Senate elections in New Jersey

← 1924

November 4, 1930

1932 (special) →


Nominee	Dwight Morrow	Alexander Simpson
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	601,497	401,007
Percentage	58.50%	39.00%

Results by county
Morrow: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Simpson: 50–60% 60-70%

Senator before election

David Baird Jr.
Republican

Elected Senator

Dwight Morrow
Republican

New Jersey (regular)

New Jersey special election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight Morrow	601,497	58.50
	Democratic	Alexander Simpson	401,007	39.00
	Prohibition	Esther Hill Elfeth	18,903	1.84
	Socialist	Henry Jager	4,519	0.44
	Communist	Dozier W. Graham	1,627	0.16
	Socialist Labor	Alexander Kudlik	670	0.07
Majority			200,490	19.50
Turnout			1,028,223
	Republican hold

New Jersey (special)

New Jersey special election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight Morrow	571,006	59.14
	Democratic	Thelma Parkinson	372,739	38.60
	Prohibition	James G. Mason	15,512	1.61
	Socialist	Henry Jager	4,615	0.48
	Communist	Dozier W. Graham	1,700	0.18
Majority			198,267	20.54
Turnout			965,572
	Republican hold

New Mexico

1930 United States Senate election in New Mexico^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam G. Bratton (incumbent)	69,362	58.62
	Republican	Herbert B. Holt	48,699	41.16
	Socialist	R. B. Cochran	256	0.22
Majority			20,663	17.46
Turnout			118,317
	Democratic hold

North Carolina

1930 United States Senate election in North Carolina^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josiah Bailey	324,393	60.61
	Republican	George M. Pritchard	210,761	39.38
	Independent	F. M. Simmons (Incumbent)	26	0.00
Majority			113,632	21.23
Turnout			535,180
	Democratic hold

Ohio (special)

1930 United States Senate special election in Ohio

← 1928 (special)

November 4, 1930

1932 →


Nominee	Robert J. Bulkley	Roscoe C. McCulloch
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,046,561	863,944
Percentage	54.78%	45.22%

County results
Bulkley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
McCulloch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

United States Senator before election

Roscoe C. McCulloch
Republican

Elected United States Senator

Robert J. Bulkley
Democratic

1930 United States Senate special election in Ohio^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert J. Bulkley	1,046,561	54.78
	Republican	Roscoe C. McCulloch (Incumbent)	863,944	45.22
Majority			182,617	9.56
Turnout			1,910,505
	Democratic gain from Republican

Oklahoma

1930 United States Senate election in Oklahoma^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Gore	255,838	52.29
	Republican	William B. Pine (Incumbent)	232,589	47.54
	Independent	Edward D. Evans	614	0.13
	Independent	Thomas P. Hopley	218	0.04
Majority			23,249	4.75
Turnout			489,259
	Democratic gain from Republican

Oregon

1930 United States Senate election in Oregon^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles L. McNary (Incumbent)	137,231	58.06
	Democratic	Elton Watkins	66,028	27.93
	Independent	L. A. Banks	17,488	7.40
	Independent	H. H. Stallard	10,573	4.47
	Independent Socialist Labor	O. D. Teel	5,051	2.14
	None	All Others	5	0.00
Majority			71,203	30.13
Turnout			236,376
	Republican hold

Pennsylvania (special)

1930 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

← 1926

November 4, 1930

1932 →


Nominee	James J. Davis	Sedgwick Kistler
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	1,462,186	523,338
Percentage	71.54%	25.61%

County results
Davis: 30–40% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Kistler: 40–50% 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Joseph R. Grundy
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James J. Davis
Republican

1930 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James J. Davis	1,462,186	71.54
	Democratic	Sedgwick Kistler	523,338	25.61
	Socialist	William J. Van Essen	26,796	1.31
	Prohibition	S. W. Bierer	24,498	1.20
	Communist	Emmett Patrick Cush	6,960	0.34
Majority			938,848	45.93
Turnout			2,043,820
	Republican hold		Swing

Rhode Island

1930 United States Senate election in Rhode Island^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse H. Metcalf (Incumbent)	112,202	50.30
	Democratic	Peter G. Gerry	109,687	49.17
	Socialist Labor	Charles F. Bishop	1,195	0.54
Majority			2,515	1.13
Turnout			223,084
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Senator Jesse H. Metcalf successfully sought reelection to a 2nd term in office. As of 2023^[update], this is the last time a Republican has won the Class 2 Senate seat in Rhode Island, and it would be the last time a Republican would win any Senate seat in the state at all until John Chafee in 1976

South Carolina

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James F. Byrnes	16,211	100.0	0.0
Majority			16,211	100.0	0.0
Turnout			16,211
	Democratic hold		Swing

South Dakota

1930 United States Senate election in South Dakota

← 1924

November 4, 1930

1936 →


Nominee	William J. Bulow	William H. McMaster
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	106,317	99,595
Percentage	51.63%	48.37%

County results
Bulow: 50–60% 60–70% >90%
McMaster: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

William H. McMaster
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

William J. Bulow
Democratic

1930 United States Senate election in South Dakota^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William J. Bulow	106,317	51.63
	Republican	William H. McMaster (Incumbent)	99,595	48.37
Majority			6,722	3.26
Turnout			205,912
	Democratic gain from Republican

Tennessee

One-term Democrat Lawrence D. Tyson died August 24, 1929, and Democrat William E. Brock was appointed September 2, 1929, to continue the term, pending a special election.

Tennessee (special)

1930 United States Senate special election in Tennessee

← 1924

November 4, 1930

1934 →


Nominee	William E. Brock	F. Todd Meacham
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	144,019	49,554
Percentage	74.40%	25.60%

Senator before election

William E. Brock
Democratic

Elected Senator

William E. Brock
Democratic

Interim Democrat William E. Brock easily won election to finish the term.

Tennessee special Democratic primary (August 7, 1930)^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William E. Brock (incumbent)	113,492	70.67
	Democratic	John Randolph Neal Jr.	47,110	29.33
Majority			66,382	41.33
Turnout				6.14
	Democratic hold

Tennessee special election^[6]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William E. Brock (incumbent)	144,019	74.40
	Republican	F. Todd Meacham	49,554	25.60
Majority			94,465	48.80
Turnout			193,573
	Democratic hold

Tennessee (regular)

1930 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1924

November 4, 1930

1934 →


Nominee	Cordell Hull	Paul E. Divine
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	154,131	58,650
Percentage	71.30%	27.13%

Senator before election

William E. Brock
Democratic

Elected Senator

Cordell Hull
Democratic

William E. Brock was not a candidate to the next term, instead choosing to return to his Chattanooga candy manufacturing business. Instead, former Democratic congressman Cordell Hull was swept into the seat.

Tennessee regular election^[6]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cordell Hull	154,131	71.30
	Republican	Paul E. Divine	58,650	27.13
	Communist	Sherman Bell	3,392	1.57
Majority			95,481	44.17
Turnout			216,173
	Democratic hold

Hull was appointed United States Secretary of State and served there for 11 years, and in 1945, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "co-initiating the United Nations."

Texas

1930 United States Senate election in Texas

← 1924

November 4, 1930

1936 →


Nominee	Morris Sheppard	Doran Haesly
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	266,550	39,047
Percentage	86.91%	12.73%

County Results^[14]

Sheppard: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Haesly: 50–60% 60–70%

No vote:

U.S. senator before election

Morris Sheppard
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Morris Sheppard
Democratic

1930 United States Senate election in Texas^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morris Sheppard (Incumbent)	266,550	86.91
	Republican	D. J. Haesly	39,047	12.73
	Socialist	Guy L. Smith	808	0.26
	Communist	W. A. Berry	296	0.10
Majority			227,503	74.19
Turnout			306,701
	Democratic hold

Virginia

1930 United States Senate election in Virginia^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carter Glass (Incumbent)	112,002	76.67	+3.55%
	Independent Democratic	J. Cloyd Byars	26,091	17.86	+17.86%
	Socialist	Joe C. Morgan	7,944	5.44	+5.44%
	Write-ins		49	0.03	+0.03%
Majority			85,911	58.81	+9.87%
Turnout			146,086
	Democratic hold

West Virginia

1930 United States Senate election in West Virginia^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew M. Neely	342,437	61.91
	Republican	James Elwood Jones	209,427	37.86
	Prohibition	John Wesley MacDonald	1,293	0.23
Majority			133,010	24.05
Turnout			553,157
	Democratic gain from Republican

Wyoming

Six-term Republican Francis E. Warren had died November 24, 1929, and Republican Patrick J. Sullivan was appointed to continue the term, pending a special election in which he was not a candidate.

Wyoming (special)

Wyoming special election^[6]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert D. Carey	42,726	58.83
	Democratic	Henry H. Schwartz	29,904	41.17
Majority			12,822	17.66
Turnout			72,630
	Republican hold

Wyoming (regular)

Wyoming regular election^[6]^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert D. Carey	43,524	58.99
	Democratic	Henry H. Schwartz	30,259	41.01
Majority			13,265	17.98
Turnout			73,783
	Republican hold

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1930 United States Senate elections

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

Defeats

Post-election changes

Change in composition

Before the elections

After the elections

Race summary

Special elections during the 71st Congress

Elections leading to the 72nd Congress

Closest races

Alabama

Arkansas

Colorado

Delaware

Delaware (regular)

Delaware (special)

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Iowa

Kansas

Kansas (regular)

Kansas (special)

Kentucky

Kentucky (regular)

Kentucky (special)

Louisiana

Maine

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Montana

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Jersey (regular)

New Jersey (special)

New Mexico

North Carolina

Ohio (special)

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania (special)

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Tennessee (special)

Tennessee (regular)

Texas

Virginia

West Virginia

Wyoming

Wyoming (special)

Wyoming (regular)

See also

Notes

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